The Judge's Will (dir. Alexander Payne, screenplay by James Ivory)

[Cremildo]

"Months after becoming the Oscars’ oldest winner for adapting Call Me By Your Name, James Ivory has found a follow-up. He’ll adapt for director Alexander Payne and Fox Searchlight The Judge’s Will, based on an article in the New Yorker. It is a special assignment, given that the article was written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, who was screenwriter on 23 films Ivory directed in their long partnership with producer Ismael Merchant. Now, he’ll adapt the last article she wrote before she died.

Jhabvala wrote the article about the final moments in the chess game relationship between an ailing Delhi judge and his Bombay wife. Each had separate lives even though they lived under the same roof and, as he nears death, the judge wants to be sure that his even younger, barely educated mistress is cared for and not cast out." SOURCE

[esteban²]

I'll watch anything Alexander Payne does. Most of his movies are nothing less than great.

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by esteban²

I'll watch anything Alexander Payne does. Most of his movies are nothing less than great.

The operative word there being "most"...

[esteban²]

I knew that one would show up very fast. I still haven't seen it. But even when I think it's bad too, it doesn't change the fact he's one of the most exciting directors out there.

[Cremildo]

Am I the only one here who actually liked Downsizing?

(by 'liking' I mean just that; not saying it's an unsung masterpiece)

[ctujackbauer]

Downsizing was above average, and even decent for light sci-fi.

I liked it, critics hated it (f 'em).

[levcore]

I really enjoyed Downsizing, it's the only Payne movie I've seen though, his others never interested me.

[Foggy]

Downsizing wasn’t the disaster it was made out to be, but it wasn’t very good.

This sounds really promising though!

[Iamspartacus]

Liked the first half of Downsizing but only tolerated the second half.

[Hoke Moseley]

Been waiting for this for four years.